[Mark Forbes, Foreign Affairs Correspondent]
Australia's intelligence agencies will be made more accountable and forced to answer to Parliament to guard against further failures in the fight against terrorism, under changes arising from an official inquiry. more

[Brendan Nicholson, Daniel Ziffer]
The discovery of an underground weapons factory in Melbourne producing submachine-guns fitted with silencers is a dangerous development in the context of the city's gangland war, federal Justice Minister Chris Ellison warned yesterday. more

[James Chessell, Sydney]
Less than 18 months after its controversial acquisition of Goodman Fielder, Burns Philp is left with little else after selling its yeast, herbs and spice businesses for $1.9 billion. more